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quantifier

quantifier

1 6.3
A word like some or many that tells how many things there are
  • noun
  • /ˈkwɒntɪfaɪər/
  • Specialized
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  • The teacher explained that a quantifier is a word that tells us how much or how many.
  • quantifier word
  • quantifier question
  • small quantifiers

Examples

  • In English grammar, words like many and few are considered quantifiers.

  • — Uses a few quantifiers: two, some, a lot

    Academic text (2004)

  • The quantity represents the quantifier of the resources involved in the flow.

    Academic text (2003)

  • Another special case is pulling out an existential quantifier.

    Academic text (2012)

  • They need to know it well, especially the quantifiers in the question.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • In other words, for each (set of) quantifier(s) of a resource, the planned usage is recorded.

    Academic text (2003)

  • Context effects have been demonstrated for some types of adverbial quantifiers.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Attention then focused on developing the child's comprehension of numerical equivalents by using appropriate quantifiers (e.g., "as many? as?").

    Academic text (2014)

  • Examples of quantifiers include some, all, and none.

Synonyms

logical quantifier
vsquantifier
  • Specialized
7.5

A word or symbol that shows how many things a sentence talks about, like 'some', 'all'

is used in general grammar to show quantity in ordinary language

Compounds

existential quantifier
  • Specialized
9.9

A symbol or word in logic that shows at least one thing meets a condition

logical quantifier
  • Specialized
7.5

A word or symbol that shows how many things a sentence talks about, like 'some', 'all'

universal quantifier
  • Specialized
9.7

A symbol that shows a statement is true for every member of a group

Surface Forms

quantifier singular
quantifiers plural

Morphology

quantifier = quantify (transparent) = quantify + er

Formed by adding the productive agent/instrument suffix '-er' to the verb 'quantify', yielding 'one that quantifies' or 'an expression that indicates quantity'.

Etymology

Quantifier comes from the Latin root quantus, which means 'how much' and is the same root as quantity. So in grammar a quantifier is a word like 'some', 'many' or 'fifteen' that tells you 'how much' or 'how many' of something.